THE SACRED WAR
Music by A. Aleksandrov
Lyrics by V. Lebedev-Kumach
Equirhythmic translation by Em Rostverg
Rise up, humongous country,
Rise up for a mortal fight
Against dark fascist forces,
Against the cursed hordes.
Chorus: (2x)
Let noble rage of ours
Boil over like a wave!
This is the peoples' war,
The sacred war of us!
We shall repulse oppressors
Of all the ardent notions,
The rapists, thieving murderers,
The torturers of people!
Chorus
The black wings shall not dare
Fly over native lands,
On spacious fields of ours
The foe won’t dare tread!
Chorus
We’ll drive a bullet into the head
Of rotten fascist filth,
And for the scum of humanity
We’ll dig a solid grave!
Chorus (2x)
24 June 1941
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